Where does “lagarto” come from?

lagarto (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lagarto, from Vulgar Latin lacartus, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

lagarto (Galician): lizard; pork sirloin; unreliable; mischievous

Definitions

  1. lizard; pork sirloin; unreliable; mischievous

Ancestry of “lagarto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselagarto—
2Vulgar Latinlacartuslizard
3LatinlacertusAlternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The...
4Latinlacertalizard; ablative singular of lacerta

Words derived from “lagarto”

Every word from Latin lacerta →Every word from Latin lacertus →Every word from Vulgar Latin lacartus →